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1 Corinthians 7:25-40

RSV 25
Now concerning the unmarried, I have no command of the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who by the Lord's mercy is trustworthy.
NIV 25
Now about virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord's mercy is trustworthy.
RSV 26
I think that in view of the present distress it is well for a person to remain as he is.
NIV 26
Because of the present crisis, I think that it is good for you to remain as you are.
RSV 27
Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek marriage.
NIV 27
Are you married? Do not seek a divorce. Are you unmarried? Do not look for a wife.
RSV 28
But if you marry, you do not sin, and if a girl marries she does not sin. Yet those who marry will have worldly troubles, and I would spare you that.
NIV 28
But if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face many troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.
RSV 29
I mean, brethren, the appointed time has grown very short; from now on, let those who have wives live as though they had none,
NIV 29
What I mean, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;
RSV 30
and those who mourn as though they were not mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they had no goods,
NIV 30
those who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy, as if they were not; those who buy something, as if it were not theirs to keep;
RSV 31
and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For the form of this world is passing away.
NIV 31
those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.
RSV 32
I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the affairs of the Lord, how to please the Lord;
NIV 32
I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord's affairs--how he can please the Lord.
RSV 33
but the married man is anxious about worldly affairs, how to please his wife,
NIV 33
But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world--how he can please his wife--
RSV 34
and his interests are divided. And the unmarried woman or girl is anxious about the affairs of the Lord, how to be holy in body and spirit; but the married woman is anxious about worldly affairs, how to please her husband.
NIV 34
and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord's affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world--how she can please her husband.
RSV 35
I say this for your own benefit, not to lay any restraint upon you, but to promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord.
NIV 35
I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord.
RSV 36
If any one thinks that he is not behaving properly toward his betrothed, if his passions are strong, and it has to be, let him do as he wishes: let them marry--it is no sin.
NIV 36
If anyone thinks he is acting improperly toward the virgin he is engaged to, and if she is getting along in years and he feels he ought to marry, he should do as he wants. He is not sinning. They should get married.
RSV 37
But whoever is firmly established in his heart, being under no necessity but having his desire under control, and has determined this in his heart, to keep her as his betrothed, he will do well.
NIV 37
But the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his mind not to marry the virgin--this man also does the right thing.
RSV 38
So that he who marries his betrothed does well; and he who refrains from marriage will do better.
NIV 38
So then, he who marries the virgin does right, but he who does not marry her does even better.
RSV 39
A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. If the husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord.
NIV 39
A woman is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, but he must belong to the Lord.
RSV 40
But in my judgment she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I have the Spirit of God.
NIV 40
In my judgment, she is happier if she stays as she is--and I think that I too have the Spirit of God.

Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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New International Version

1 Corinthians 7:25-40

NIV 25
Now about virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord's mercy is trustworthy.
NIV 26
Because of the present crisis, I think that it is good for you to remain as you are.
NIV 27
Are you married? Do not seek a divorce. Are you unmarried? Do not look for a wife.
NIV 28
But if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face many troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.
NIV 29
What I mean, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;
NIV 30
those who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy, as if they were not; those who buy something, as if it were not theirs to keep;
NIV 31
those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.
NIV 32
I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord's affairs--how he can please the Lord.
NIV 33
But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world--how he can please his wife--
NIV 34
and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord's affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world--how she can please her husband.
NIV 35
I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord.
NIV 36
If anyone thinks he is acting improperly toward the virgin he is engaged to, and if she is getting along in years and he feels he ought to marry, he should do as he wants. He is not sinning. They should get married.
NIV 37
But the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his mind not to marry the virgin--this man also does the right thing.
NIV 38
So then, he who marries the virgin does right, but he who does not marry her does even better.
NIV 39
A woman is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, but he must belong to the Lord.
NIV 40
In my judgment, she is happier if she stays as she is--and I think that I too have the Spirit of God.